verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
fans cheer/applaud (sb/sth)
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Fans on both sides applauded their skill and spirit.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
warmly
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His plans for better irrigation and agriculture were warmly applauded by the people of Lancre, who then did nothing about them.
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Her speech was warmly applauded by a full chamber.
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The 300-strong crowd of party supporters warmly applauded her when she argued Labour's policies would give a fair deal to women.
■ NOUN
audience
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The audience applauded , and the parade was on.
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The doctors in the audience applauded .
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Some members of the audience applauded it.
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The audience applauded the decision, but I pointed out that we ought not to relax about this matter.
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Smiling he leaped from the stage and the audience applauded .
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The costumes were amusing and the audience applauded them.
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The audience applauds enthusiastically and then rushes to get free samples at a stall beside the van.
crowd
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Hanging over parapets and out of windows, clustering in the streets and on the rooftops, the crowd whistled and applauded .
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The sellout Forum crowd stood and applauded while play commenced.
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But it was when public executions took place that Charles-Henri's skills brought the crowds to watch and applaud .
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As the crowd applauded the victory, Williams responded with a smile, wave and single hop.
decision
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I applaud your decision to employ them, and shall leave your catalogue in the staffroom tomorrow.
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The audience applauded the decision , but I pointed out that we ought not to relax about this matter.
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What could one do but applaud his decision ?
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I applaud the decision of my local council to install cameras around the centre.
effort
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I am a pensioner and applaud her efforts to change this sick world.
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In particular, we should applaud the efforts of Tom McHugh and the Parking Section in their very important revenue gathering work.
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I dislike the acts who hang on to the curtains, dripping sweat and beg you to applaud their efforts .
people
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He wanted people to applaud because harmless women had been killed.
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He was a great success with the crowd. People laughed and applauded .
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A group of people applauded as Brown entered.
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The audience perked up. People started to applaud .
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The people applaud politely when speakers lash out at Gov.
■ VERB
stand
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The stuffy people finally listen to this genius, then they stand and applaud .
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The sellout Forum crowd stood and applauded while play commenced.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A group of supporters applauded the strikers as they were led into court.
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Caminiti's public remarks were applauded by his teammates.
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People laughed and applauded politely.
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The crowd applauded when Evans promised to cut taxes.
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The President was applauded repeatedly during his 40-minute speech.
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We applaud the company's efforts to improve safety.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Carol Browner, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, applauded the bill.
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Her speech was warmly applauded by a full chamber.
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His plans for better irrigation and agriculture were warmly applauded by the people of Lancre, who then did nothing about them.
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It was a superb play, but there was no gallery to applaud Barnes's artistry.
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Some members of the audience applauded it.
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The city applauded its successes and dismissed its failures.
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The team should be applauded for its open-house attitude to the sales.
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When his earnings reached $ 10, 000, they applauded.